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Beta SPACE gallery

Beta SPACE Gallery is located in the A-Wing of Alvar Aalto designer Undergraduate Centre (Otakaari 1, A-wing, 1st floor) designed by Alvar Aalto
Aalto betaspace, an exhibition venue for students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture / photo by Julia Weckman.
Image: Unto Rautio / Aalto University / Aalto-yliopisto

Exhibition venue beta SPACE located at Otakaari 1, A-wing, Espoo provides the Aalto University community with a space for experimentation and reflection, without focusing on particular disciplines. The course exhibitions from Art, Design and Architecture departments are combined here with curated content from various fields, related to the University teaching, research and other activities. The architect of this elegant and beautiful space is Alvar Aalto.

Exhibition listings can be checked directly on the Beta Space Gallery calendar using Aalto community logins. 

For external visitors wishing to check exhibitions, please contact Jonna Utriainen, Curator [email protected] 

Aalto betaspace, an exhibition venue for students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture / photo by Julia Weckman.

Beta SPACE-gallery: Exhibition Guidelines

Beta SPACE Gallery Exhibition Guidelines

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Past Exhibitions 2021:

04.04-14.04.2021 // 'House for an Artist' Project, BA Architecture Exhibition organised by Elina Koivisto

15.05-06.05.2021 // 'Curating in the Live' ViCCA Programme Exhibition organised by Bassam El Baroni

24.05-04.06.2021 // 'Taiteellinen ilmaisu' - 'Artistic Expression' BA Design Course Exhibition: Organised by Maija Fagerlund

07.06-21.06.2021 // 'Concrete pavilion' Projects, BA Architecture Exhibition organised by Elina Koivisto

01.07-05.08.2021 // 'Bridges Aalto 2021' Exhibition organised by Taneli Luotoniemi

26.08-30.09.2021 // Helsinki Design Week 'Designs for a Cooler Planet' Resource wisdom

Past Exhibitions 2020:

07.01-21.01.2020 // Art now!  BA Students of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Interior architecture

23.01-07.02.2020 //Contemporary Design Course: Ceramics and Architecture

13.02-26.02.2020 // 'Exploring Narratives' Studio Course Exhibition organised by Robin Ellis

Designs for a Cooler Planet 2020: Hack our habitat

02.09-25.09.2020 // 'Makers of Landscapes - Viewpoints on landscape architecture' exhibition organised by Jyrki Sinkkilä, Aapo Pihkala and Emilia Weckman // Designs for a Cooler Planet 2020, Helsinki Design Week

21.10-04.11.2020 // 'Wooden Cottages' Project, BA Architecture Exhibition organised by Elina Koivisto

05.11-19.11.2020 // ViCCA MA Thesis exhibition by Saara Salmi

14.12-08.01.2021 // Architecture: Design studio exhibition organised by Maiju Suomi

Past Exhibitions 2019: 

14.12.2019-06.01.2020 // Ajatus (Idea) BA Students of Fashion and Design / Ajatus (Muoti, Muotoilu)

29.11-13.12.2019// Art now!  BA Students of Fashion and Design, Film, Television and Scenography

24.10-21.11.2019 // ClimATE

10.09 - 26.09.2019 // Traces from Anthropocene as part of Helsinki Design Week 

12.06 - 28.06.2019 // HEXIS by Karolina Januleviciute

27.05 - 07.06.2019 // “IDEA – AJATUS” course works 

19.05 - 26.05.2019 // Fashion Student works

06.05 - 18.05.2019 // “IDEA – AJATUS” course works

03.04 - 05.05.2019 // Curator students project

14.03 - 02.04.2019 // Art student works

06.03 - 13.03.2019 // Contemporary Drawing

20.02 - 05.03 // 'Design in the countryside' Hoi Laari

06.02 - 19.02.2019 // Learning Environments - New School in Puotila

11.01 - 01.02.2019 // Art Now! course works

04.03-11.03.2020//Contemporary Drawing-course exhibition

Contact: Jonna Utriainen, Curator ([email protected])

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Aalto betaspace, an exhibition venue for students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture / photo by Julia Weckman.

Beta SPACE-gallery: Exhibition Guidelines

Beta SPACE Gallery Exhibition Guidelines

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Learning Centre Exhibition Guidelines

Learning Centre Exhibition Guidelines

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Organise an Exhibition at Aalto University

Aalto University has multiple exhibition spaces across the Otaniemi campus and the curators welcome interest from students, staff and researchers in organising their own exhibitions and projects.

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Aalto Exhibitions

With multiple spaces across the Otaniemi campus and partnership projects each year, there are always dynamic exhibitions activities taking place at Aalto. Whether you are organising, researching or visiting exhibitions, this hub provides the key information, news and resources you will need.

Aalto betaspace, an exhibition venue for students at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture / photo by Julia Weckman.

Aalto galleries and exhibition venues

How can we make space for unexpected ways of looking at the world? Galleries and exhibition venues are co-produced spaces for action, bringing together the knowledge, content, vision, and passion of different agents.

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Welcome to the Island of Trojan Horses! exhibition, image by Eilo Hatakka

Past Exhibitions in Review: 2016-2018

Past Exhibitions in Review: 2016-2018

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About beta SPACE exhibitions

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ClimATE Events Programme 24.10. - 21.11.

ClimATE is an expanded exhibition and events programme at multiple sites and spaces across Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus, showcasing research, prototypes and works of art as well as workshops, readings and screenings that discuss climate change and food systems.

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"Light on White” shows white glass and ceramics

The exhibition presents variations of ceramics and glass, all white.

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Exhibition: “Show must go wrong” examines stressing

Video installation by artist duo 55–98, Verna Kovanen and Krista Seppälä, will occupy the Beta Space Gallery in Otaniemi until 23 March.

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